Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital ,Ile Ife has recorded a breakthrough as it performed six open Hearth Surgeries for Children within the age One to three years. While addressing the Management and the Consultants Surgeon who performed the operation , the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, a consultant Radiologist, Professor Victor Adetiloye said the success was recorded due to understanding between the Hospital and the Cardiac Eye Foundation International headed by Professor Maqsood Elahi who is a pediatric Cardiac Surgeon. Professor Adetiloye also noted that the Congenital Heart Disease problem was currently rampant in the country because Heart disease problem were discovered every day on younger one. He commended Medical team and the management of the Hospital because of the huge financial involvement in the treatment of the problem.
